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Tyson Fury will fight Anthony Joshua next year but only if he gets his price, his promoter Frank Warren has told Sky Sports News.
It was reported earlier this month that Fury and Joshua will finally meet in the ring in 2026, although that is yet to be confirmed.
Warren insists Fury is willing to fight Joshua but that the money must be right, saying: “What will encourage Tyson is the financial aspect of it.
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Warren says Fury and Joshua will both have warm-up fights and if all goes to plan they will share a ring in August or September 2026
“I believe he’s got the beating of AJ, as does Tyson and the team. It’s all about the value of the fight. It’s a big fight and it’s worth a lot of money.
“Tyson has his price. If he gets his price, he’ll be in there to fight him.”
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Highlights of Jake Paul vs Joshua. Video courtesy of Netflix and MVP. Jake vs Joshua is now available to watch globally only on Netflix
‘Tyson will knock AJ out!’
Joshua knocked out Jake Paul early on Saturday morning in his first fight since September 2024, when he was comprehensively beaten by Daniel Dubois.
After his victory in Miami, Joshua called out Fury. But Warren was unimpressed with Joshua’s performance against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, saying: “The version I saw in his last fight, I would fancy Tyson even more.
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Joshua called Fury out after his win over Paul. Video courtesy of Netflix and MVP. Jake vs Joshua is now available to watch globally only on Netflix
“There’s a few times that he got caught by Jake Paul. He caught him with a couple of good jabs and he caught him with a good uppercut. He [Paul] was just too small.”
Warren added: “Tyson will knock him out. I know he’ll knock him out.
“He’s a big puncher. AJ is not hard to hit and he’s in with a boxer, a proper fighter who’s got a big chin.”
Riyadh or London?
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Fury took to social media to launch a tirade against Joshua ahead of AJ’s bout with Paul on Friday
Warren confirmed that if the fight takes place in 2026 it will be part of the Riyadh Season, and so the fight that British boxing fans have been longing for could take place in Saudi Arabia.
“Money will dictate where the fight takes place, it’s as simple as that,” Warren said.
“They will go where the money is, they’re professional fighters, they go in the ring and take punches for money.
“They’re no different to any other sportsmen, golfers, footballers, whoever it may be, they’ll play in whatever country they can generate the most income.
“In boxing, it’s a dangerous sport, most boxers’ careers are over at these two’s ages.
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Joshua called Fury out after his win over Paul. Video courtesy of Netflix and MVP. Jake vs Joshua is now available to watch globally only on Netflix
“There’s nothing better than an all-Brit fight, there’s no atmosphere like the Brits when they get into a fight, and that would be great. But the tv audience would be massive as well.”
Fury’s last three fights have all been in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the ‘Gypsy King’ having not fought on British soil since his win over Derek Chisora in 2022.
However, Joshua’s most recent fights span across three countries, his most recent in Miami after his knockout loss to Dubois in London.
Joshua also fought in Riyadh when he defeated Otto Wallin in 2023 and then again in 2024 against Francis Ngannou, who he knocked out.
